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Scotland’s Play Charter

Scotland’s Play Charter describes our collective commitment to play for all children and young people. Supporters of the Charter know that children have the right to play and value play as an essential part of children’s health and wellbeing as individuals and part of the community.

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Pledges to Scotland’s Play Charter

  • Glebelands Nursery
  • Borders College
  • Castleton Primary School
  • Oxgangs Primary School
  • NHS Forth Valley
  • St Denis’ Primary School
  • Lauriston Nursery
  • Edible Estates
  • Almond Park Nursery
  • Beech House Nursery
  • Chanonry Beaver Scouts
  • First 4 Kids
  • The Concrete Garden
  • Professional Learning Academy
  • Wardie Primary School
  • NG Homes
  • Scottish Out of School Care Network
  • Healthy Valleys
  • Stanmore House School – Capability Scotland
  • Stepping Stones North
  • Abbey Early Years Centre
  • Sgoil Bhaile a’ Mhanaich, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
  • Grange Primary School
  • Rattray Primary School
  • Bridge of Weir Childcare
  • Edinburgh and Lothians Out of School Care Network
  • Aberdeenshire Council
  • Abbey Mill Childcare
  • Family Fund Scotland
  • Laura’s Little Treasures
  • Mud Pie
  • Leisure and Culture
  • Meiklewood Nursery and After School Care
  • Melrose Primary School
  • Green Aspirations Scotland CIC
  • Siblings Together and Reunited (STAR)
  • Twinkle Stars Childcare
  • TIGERS
  • The Cottage Family Centre
  • Movement Park
  • Enable Scotland
  • Ark Out of School Care
  • Hearts and Minds
  • Aberfoyle Nursery
  • Gowrie Training and Consultancy
  • Preschool Academy
  • Home-Start Edinburgh West and South West
  • Cookfur Nursery Class
  • Shetland Islands Council
  • Inspiring Scotland
  • Loader Monteith
  • South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture
  • Fife College
  • Arran High School
  • KO-NEKT (Childcare)
  • Holy Corner Community Group
  • Families First, North Lanarkshire Council
  • Hyndland After School Club
  • Licketyspit
  • Ayrshire College
  • Leaps and Bounds Activities (LBA)
  • Springfield Primary School
  • Starcatchers
  • Argyll & Bute Council
  • South Lanarkshire College
  • Enchanted Forest Nursery
  • Pirie Park Primary School
  • Heathfield Primary & Early Years Centre
  • Summerston Childcare
  • Barlanark Out of School Care
  • Craigton Primary School
  • First Nursery
  • C.O.J.A.C. Caring Operations Joint Action Council
  • Mini French
  • Beatlie Primary School
  • Perth & Kinross Council
  • Maggie’s Childminding Service
  • East End Empowering Stars
  • Babysign
  • St Margaret’s Primary School
  • Edinburgh College
  • University of Dundee
  • Borestone Primary School
  • Whitburn and District Community Development Trust
  • Inclusive Play
  • Aberdeen City Council
  • Together – Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights
  • Cosy Cottage Nursery School
  • Biggar Primary School and Nursery
  • Play Borders
  • Childcare in the Community
  • International Play Association Scotland
  • Linthaugh Nursery School
  • Support from the Start Prestonpans Cluster
  • Craigour Park Primary School and Nursery
  • Sciennes Primary School
  • Support for Families
  • Inverbrothock OOSC
  • Angus Council
  • PlayBase
  • CHAS
  • East of the Sun, West of the Moon
  • Castlepark Primary School
  • Scottish Government
  • Linnvale Primary
  • Burnfoot Community School
  • North Queensferry Primary
  • East Dunbartonshire Council
  • Arkleston Primary School
  • Flowerpots Childcare
  • West College Scotland
  • Welly Walkers Childminding
  • City of Edinburgh Council
  • Gleniffer Nursery
  • Echline Primary School and Nursery Class
  • Culture & Leisure
  • Crieff Hydro
  • Antonine Primary School
  • Perth Autism Support
  • St Sylvester’s Primary School
  • Dunbar Primary School Nursery
  • St David’s Primary RC
  • Little Lunches
  • Include Me 2 Club
  • Support from the Start Haddington Cluster
  • Whiteinch Centre
  • East Pollockshields Out of School Care
  • Glasgow Life
  • RHC NHS GGC
  • Kidzcare
  • St Ninians Nursery
  • Scamps SOSC
  • Dirleton Playgroup
  • Outlet Play Resource
  • Old Doune Road Nursery
  • Play Alloa
  • Croftamie Nursery
  • James Gillespie’s Nursery
  • Aberlady ELOSCN
  • Barnardo’s Scotland
  • Holy Cross Primary School
  • Hayburn Park Association
  • St Rose of Lima Primary School
  • Knightswood Primary
  • Bright Starts Nursery
  • Crieff Hydro Kids Club
  • Glasgow Caledonian University
  • Middleton Park School
  • Òganan Ghlaschu
  • Udston Primary School
  • Play Torbay
  • Reidvale Adventure Play Association Limited
  • Guildford Borough Council Playrangers
  • Tinto Nursery
  • Parkour UK
  • Balornock Primary School
  • What’s on Inverbervie Community
  • North Edinburgh Arts
  • Little Steps Childminding
  • Dumfries Toy Library
  • Iona Primary Early Years
  • Home-Start Kincardine
  • Windygoul Primary School
  • Nurture the Play
  • Seamab
  • Dens Road Primary School
  • Oxfordshire Play Association
  • Fusion Childcare Services
  • Roots and Shoots Highland Learning
  • Mid Calder Primary School
  • Allsorts Dornoch
  • West Dunbartonshire Council
  • Clackmannanshire Council
  • Early Steps Nursery
  • Burnbrae Primary School
  • Parsons Green Primary
  • Goodlyburn Primary School
  • Kilbarchan AAC
  • Highland Council
  • St Peter’s RC Primary School
  • The Scottish Parliament
  • Busy Bees Nursery
  • Adelaides Nursery
  • St Gerard’s Nursery School
  • Camperdown Primary School and Nursery
  • Newtown Primary School
  • Park Primary School
  • Holy Cross Nursery Class
  • St David’s Primary School
  • Cockburnspath Primary School
  • The Green Team
  • Child’s Play
  • Cornerstone Nursery
  • St Mary’s Nursery Class
  • Access Parkour Ltd
  • The Nurture Nursery
  • Innerwick Primary and Nursery School
  • East Ayrshire Council
  • Langlee Support Centre, Langlee Primary School
  • St Columba’s Junior School
  • Law Primary School and North Berwick Nursery School
  • Flowerbank Early Childhood Centre
  • Renfrewshire Council
  • Aberlour Childcare Trust
  • ASH Scotland
  • Crossmichael Primary School
  • Quarriers
  • Maddiston Primary School
  • Creative STAR
  • Caldercuilt Primary School & Nursery
  • Scottish Book Trust
  • Fenton Barns Nursery
  • Milltimber Playgroup
  • St George’s School for Girls
  • The Destiny Project
  • 3D Drumchapel
  • Make Mess Matter
  • Support from the Start Musselburgh Cluster
  • Child’s Play Nursery
  • Argyll College
  • Fife Childcare Services
  • Alyth OOSC
  • Fun Lodge After School Care
  • St Paul’s Primary School
  • Firpark Primary School
  • Off Grid Kids
  • Children’s Health Scotland
  • Prestonpans ASC
  • St Andrew’s RC Primary School
  • Project 31
  • East Park
  • Step by Step Nursery
  • Support, Help and Integration in Perthshire
  • Falkirk Council
  • Clydesdale After School Care
  • Sarah Lawrence College
  • WHALE Arts
  • Outdoor Woodland Learning School (OWLS)
  • West Johnstone Early Learning and Childcare Centre
  • Support from the Start Tranent Cluster
  • Musselburgh Burgh Primary School
  • Orchard Grove Kindergarten
  • Midlothian Sure Start
  • Gargurnnock Play Group
  • St John’s RC Primary
  • Gap Childcare Services
  • Woodland Outdoor Kindergartens
  • Healthy n Happy CDT
  • Bonding with Baby
  • Murrayburn Primary School
  • Forestry and Land Scotland
  • Upstart Scotland
  • Queens Cross Housing Association
  • TICTACS After School Service
  • St Thomas Playgroup
  • Home-Start Lorn
  • Education Department East Dunbartonshire Council
  • PLUS Forth Valley Ltd
  • Seahorse Nursery
  • Impact Arts
  • Support from the Start Dunbar Cluster
  • NHS Health Scotland
  • Auchinairn Afterschool Care & Forest School
  • Liberton After School Club
  • Operation Play Outdoors
  • MyParkScotland
  • Newton Nursery
  • Child Central Training
  • Boomerang Community Centre
  • Chatelherault Nursery & ASC
  • University of Strathclyde
  • The Yard
  • Cumbernauld YMCA
  • LINKES
  • Jordanhill School
  • Galleon Centre
  • Craiglockhart After School Club
  • Muirhouse Youth Development Group
  • Buttons & Bows Nursery School
  • Kinneil Primary School and Early Years Campus
  • PlayBoard NI
  • Tweedbank Early Learners
  • SPELL
  • Black Lion Games
  • Thornlie Primary School
  • Jordanhill Out of School Service
  • Tarves Primary School
  • Bòrd na Gàidhlig
  • Busy Bairns Childminder
  • Home-Start Wigtownshire
  • Early Education UK
  • Wee Gems
  • Smallworld Out of School Club
  • Our Place Our Families
  • Pilton Youth and Children’s Project
  • South Morningside Primary School and Nursery
  • Corstorphine Primary School
  • Penicuik YMCA-YWCA
  • Gylemuir After School Club
  • Scalloway Pre-School
  • Clovenstone Primary School
  • Allan’s Nursery
  • Old Doune Road Nursery
  • Tinies
  • Forest School Leader
  • Enterprise Childcare
  • Greener Kirkcaldy
  • Stirling ELC
  • Dundee and Angus College
  • Towerbank ASC
  • Play Midlothian
  • Elphinstone Primary
  • Riverside Primary School
  • Fife Play Resource, Fife Play Development Team, Fife Council
  • Holy Corner Community Playgroup
  • Kidsize Out of School Club
  • Falkirk Community Trust Libraries
  • Holmston Out of Skool Club
  • Fountainhall Nursery
  • Clermiston Primary School and Nursery
  • Kids Come First
  • Parent and Infant Mental Health Scotland
  • South Lanarkshire Council
  • Shetland College UHI
  • YouthLink Scotland
  • City of Glasgow College
  • Emerald Maintenance
  • NHS West Dunbartonshire
  • North Edinburgh Childcare
  • University of the West of Scotland
  • High School of Dundee
  • Tweeddale Youth Action
  • Dunblane Youth & Sports Centre Trust
  • Warout Primary School
  • Play Together on Pedals
  • Rosemount Lifelong Learning
  • Coastguard Club
  • Home-Start Levenmouth
  • Adoption UK
  • Culture NL
  • Stramash
  • Glenbervie Kindergarden
  • Living Streets Scotland
  • Scout Association
  • Lamlash Early Years Class
  • Firsthand Lothian
  • Houston Primary School
  • Dalmilling Primary School
  • Evanton Wood Community Company
  • Tiptoe’s Children’s Nursery
  • Johnshaven School
  • Bikeability
  • Getting Better Together
  • Support from the Start North Berwick Cluster
  • Little Scallywags Nursery
  • University of Edinburgh
  • Whiteness Primary School
  • Play and Sports Limited
  • Pentlands Activity Camps (PAC)
  • Carli’s Kindergarten
  • Eyemouth Primary School
  • Parent Action for Safe Play
  • Sacred Heart Primary School
  • South Ayrshire Council
  • The Wee Childcare Company Ltd
  • Tingwall Primary School
  • Oxley Park Academy
  • Doune Nursery
  • Balmore Kindergarten Ltd
  • East Lothian Out of School Care Network
  • Canongate Youth
  • Bruce Family Centre
  • Giffnock Nursery Class
  • Childcare Strategy Team
  • Cardonald Primary School
  • Barnardo’s APNA Project
  • Wallyford Primary School
  • Gingerbread
  • CALL Scotland
  • Little Acorns
  • Task Childcare Services
  • Battlefield Primary ASC Association (BPASCA)
  • Home-Start East Fife
  • Muck Primary School
  • Busby Primary School
  • Scalloway Youth & Community Centre
  • Commercial Primary School
  • St Peter’s Primary School
  • Youth Scotland
  • Playland
  • Meadowburn Primary School
  • Fledglings Childminding Service
  • Hillwood Primary School
  • Angus Alive
  • Red Harbour Events
  • Pencaitland Primary School Parent Council
  • Four Seasons Nursery
  • Cairnsmoir Connections
  • Monkey Puzzle Glasgow Central
  • The Creativity Portal
  • Gracemount Nursery
  • Voluntary Action
  • St Charles’ Primary School
  • Fields in Trust Scotland
  • Outdoor Cleghorn
  • Argyle Bridge Children’s Nursery
  • Hanover Street School
  • Ninewells Nursery
  • St Boswells Primary School
  • NHS GGC Children and Families
  • East Lothian Play Association
  • St Leonard’s Primary and Nursery School
  • Stirling Play Services, Stirling Council
  • North Ayrshire Council
  • St Ninian’s Primary School
  • Whinhill Primary School
  • Gullane After School Club
  • Rosetta Early Learners
  • ACE Place Nursery and OSC
  • Smart Play Network
  • Mini Me Yoga Ambassador
  • Eastmuir Primary School
  • PEEK Project
  • Parenting Across Scotland
  • Newmains Family Learning Centre
  • Simply Play
  • New College Lanarkshire
  • Maxwellton Park Nursery & OSC
  • Islesburgh OOSC
  • Interactive Play Scotland
  • Fife Gingerbread
  • MACS After School Care
  • Scottish Historic Buildings Trust
  • City of Play
  • Cambusbarron Village Nursery
  • Simpson Primary School & Nursery Class
  • Scaraway Nursery School
  • Newtongrange ASC
  • St Joseph’s Primary School
  • Toybox Children’s Centre
  • Lanarkshire Childcare Services
  • Little Forest Friends Scotland
  • Orkney Library and Archive
  • Sgoil-àraich Taobh na Pàirce
  • Edinburgh Young Carers Project
  • With Kids
  • EA Junior School
  • Earthtime for All Ltd
  • Wellgreen Nursery, Stirling
  • Edzell Nursery
  • Broomhill OOSC
  • Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
  • Jennyswell Out of School Care
  • West Lothian Council
  • St Martin’s Primary School and Nursery
  • Timberplay Scotland Ltd
  • Bankhead After School Care Service
  • North United Communities
  • Lecropt Nursery and Bridge of Allan OOSC
  • OSCARS Childcare
  • Woodlands Family Nurture Centre
  • Forgandenny Primary School
  • Leaps and Bounds Nursery
  • Erskine Stewart Melville School
  • Mosstodloch Primary School
  • The BIG Project

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